The courtyard wall in RAND's Santa Monica headquarters decorated with roses and a banner to congratulate graduates, photo by Monica Hertzman/Pardee RAND

Dear Pardee RAND Community,

This year’s Pardee RAND Graduate School Commencement festivities were wonderful! A record number of attendees cheered as the graduates walked across the stage in front of proud family members, friends, faculty, and staff.

Our keynote speaker, Dr. Wanda Austin, also recognized the amazing accomplishments of our students, and encouraged them with the following words:

Whatever we are today as a nation, as a society, as humanity, you have the power to make it better. Graduates of the Pardee RAND Graduate School of Public Policy, we are all anxiously watching to see what you are going to do next.

Relive the day by watching this photo montage from the ceremony. And please join me in congratulating our Pardee RAND graduates!

With warmth and excitement,

Nancy Staudt

Frank and Marcia Carlucci Dean, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Vice President, Innovation, RAND Corporation